110  
AEUS74 KMEG 182237  
AQAMEG  
ARZ036-MSZ001-TNZ088-190130-  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
536 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2024  
   
..CODE ORANGE OZONE HEALTH ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNSET  
 
THE SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE OZONE  
HEALTH ADVISORY EFFECTIVE FOR SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE, CRITTENDEN  
COUNTY ARKANSAS, AND DESOTO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE CITY  
OF MEMPHIS THAT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNSET TODAY. THIS OZONE  
HEALTH ADVISORY IS DUE TO MONITORED OZONE VALUES THAT ARE UNHEALTHY  
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. THESE VALUES HAVE EXCEEDED THE ENVIRONMENTAL  
PROTECTION AGENCY'S FEDERAL SAFE HEALTH STANDARD. THE SHELBY COUNTY  
HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT SENSITIVE GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE  
ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE,  
SUCH AS ASTHMA, LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO  
CHECK THE LATEST AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND UPDATES UNTIL MONITORED  
VALUES RETURN TO SAFE LEVELS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO  
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.  
 
 
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